Meet new people, discover valuable organisations and create incredible connections that result in positive changes for you, your organisation and your learners. Ahead by Bett brings together HE leaders, educators and solution providers to connect, collaborate and transform the industry as we know it.
AHEAD BY BETT
Our mission
To make an impact on the academic community, empowering educators and students in universities and colleges by helping them to be better users and buyers of technology.
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TableTalks
Join intimate peer to peer roundtable discussions to share experiences, challenges and opportunities focused on education’s key growth areas from AI to SEND, cybersecurity and everything in between.
Connect @ Bett
Connect @ Bett is transforming the way that our community connects and collaborates by using data and technology to make critical connections between education decision makers and solution providers, fueling the EdTech sector.
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Our partners
We are proud to partner with some of the leading Higher Education associations and solution providers in the UK and abroad. Our partners work with us to help determine the content programme, share feedback and provide insight to ensure we're meeting the needs of visitors and exhibitors.
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Ahead by Bett is a dedicated offering for the Higher Education community to come together with their peers and the world's leading education technology suppliers. Our ever-growing network of HE leaders and budget holders are looking towards you for innovation and answers to industry-wide questions.
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